# Barahi Village, Parihar, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/parihar/barahi/ Village · Parihar, Sitamarhi # Barahi Barahi is a village in Parihar sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,111 people in 1,654 households**, the 8th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.2%. - 8,111people (2011) - 1,654households - 49.7%literacy - 917females per 1,000 males ## Barahi PIN code and other codes Barahi falls in Parihar sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBarahi - Community development blockParihar - Census village code219179 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barahi from nearby towns? - Parihar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Sitamarhi (district HQ)25 km by road - Sitamarhi (nearest town)25 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Barahi? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Barahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Parihapur - ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Barahi known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 477 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Barahi Of every 100 households in Barahi in 2011, 21 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Barahi · ■ Parihar rural average Electricity for lighting ****21%** **7% Toilet within the home ****25%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **82% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **96% Use banking services ****48%** **28% Television ****16%** **7% Mobile phone ****64%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****19%** **28% Own their home ****99%** **99% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Barahi? ■ Barahi · ■ Parihar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.7%** **46.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917** **906 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1004** **929 Working population ****32.7%** **33.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.0% for men and 38.2% for women. 51% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 298 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,277 (48%) · **■** Household industry 30 (1%) · **■** Other work 591 (22%) · **■** Marginal 460 (17%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Parihar - Sirsian12,414 people - Bathuar11,440 people - Bishunpur8,974 people - Betaha8,414 people - Khairwan Malahi7,508 people - Manpaur7,382 people - Lauharia7,366 people - Parsa7,177 people [All 83 villages in Parihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/parihar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Barahi from Sitamarhi?25 km by road - What is the population of Barahi?8,111 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barahi in?Sitamarhi district (Parihar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Barahi?49.7% (Census 2011)